The North Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club now has a DStar repeater online in St. Albert. VE6JKB is online, however it is on a temporary antenna until we can get a new antenna on the mast.

Details:
VE6JKB Module B
444.250+ MHz

Coverage from what I’ve been able to determine ranges from Spruce Grove to Sherwood Park. With a base antenna it’s possible to get into it from Millwoods, but it does require high power to get in. I have not determined the coverage to the north.

Also did you know that IRLP is coming to VE6LAW? Mark (VE6BHO) and Myself (VA6AWS) have been working on installing an SCOM 7330 controller and a combo IRLP/Echolink node on VE6LAW. Stay tuned for updates on when it will be fully installed.

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If you haven’t already marked your calendars for February 7, 2015, make sure you get out that big red pen and write down SARA Flea Market. This event will likely be the biggest we’ve seen in the Edmonton area for a while.

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Have you ever wanted to learn about balloons and APRS? This coming Saturday (September 20, 2014) is your chance. In place of our regular monthly board meeting we will be enjoying a presentation put on by Tony Rafaat. The meeting is at the usual time of 9:30 AM and will take place at Fire Station #3 in St. Albert. anyone interested in attending is welcome, member or not.

Tony has provided a link to the project website which is http://sable.spschools.org/. Check out the gallery and see just what they can manage with a bit of gas, a balloon, a camera, and of course ham radio. The radio side of things is used for tracking the balloon so they can retrieve the payload. Being that I’m no expert on the topic they may use it for other purposes as well.